July 20 - Saint Louis Marie de Montfort’s canonization (1947) Our Lady roped him with her rosary The great secret of Saint Louis Marie de Montfort on how to attract souls and give them to Jesus is Marian [...] conviction and experience of this role of Mary, the missionary declared in his colorful simplicity that "never has a sinner resisted her, once she has roped him with her rosary." True devotion to Our Lady—based [...] Marian devotion. He founded everything he did on her, he leaned on her, and he could not find a more effective weapon in his time. In contrast to the joyless austerity, the dark terror and the arrogant rigorism
January 1 – Mary, Mother of God Entering the new year with Our Lady (II) "Our Lady invites us to enter the new year with trust and vigilance. She does not pay lip service. She is the servant of the Lord [...] life, and contemplated it by reflecting on what she had experienced (Lk 2:19 and 2:51). She lived with great vigilance of heart and mind. We too are invited to do God’s will. Like Our Lady, we must let [...] enlightened by the Spirit and see all things in the light of the Gospel. We must learn to discern. In a world where often the only norm is the desire of every individual, we must be heedful about what is
was celebrated on September 8th, Mary was 14 years old, and Saint Joseph was 33. Venerable Mary of Agreda (1602-1665) Excerpt from the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary Notre Dame des Neiges [...] January 23 - Marriage of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph Their hearts were filled with joy The very pure Virgin ... disclosed to her husband the vow she had made of perpetual chastity, asking [...] to her the one he had made at the age of twelve. The hearts of the two chaste spouses were filled with an incomparable joy and consolation when they saw the work of the Lord in the conformity of their
entered a church, and in a desperate move, ran straight to his divine Mother. Prostrated before her statue, he humbly opened his heart to her, in God’s presence. Then he saw and picked up a leaflet on a railing [...] him. Francis made a vow of virginity to God and to the Virgin Mary, and, as a means to keep his resolution, he promised to recite the Rosary every day of his life. (1) John Calvin was a principal figure [...] petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen . " Bishop Francis Trochu Adapted for A Moment with Mary from his book Saint François de Sales - 1943
“rosary” means a crown of flowers …and comes from courtly love. A "rosarium," meaning "field of roses," denoted a collection of poems that a knight dedicated to his lady. To greet Mary with Ave Marias is [...] July 21 – Feast of Our Lady of Einsiedeln Greeting Mary with Hail Mary’s is like offering her roses The practice of the Rosary dates back to the 11 th century, when the illiterate religious recited Pater [...] her roses by meditating with her on the gospel. Pope Francis is very devoted to the Rosary. His secretary shared on Vatican Radio on March 10, 2014, that "the Pope does not waste a minute, he works tirelessly
September 30 – Saint John Paul II dedicated a new basilica in Knock, Ireland, and gave a golden rose to the Virgin Mary (1979) I would like you to pray the Rosary every day As he greeted the Polish pilgrims [...] Square at the general audience of October 4, 2017, Pope Francis evoked the message that the Virgin Mary gave in her six apparitions in Fatima, 100 years ago: “I would like you to pray the Rosary every day [...] those who reject God, and for the souls in Purgatory. All of you who pray the Rosary, I bless you with all my heart!” Pope Francis’ intention for October, month of the Rosary, is to pray for the conversion
declared October to be the Month of the Rosary (1883) A radiant Lady reassured a frightened girl in a forest My grandmother was Polish. In the 1910s, as a young girl of between 10 and 15, she lived in the [...] grandmother to be very close to me, and the Blessed Virgin not too far either! Eric Sent to A Moment with Mary by one of our readers on June 1, 2020 To share your personal stories, you can write to us at: [...] region, near a vast and deep forest that she had to cross to fetch water every day for her family's needs. The forest was so thick that it was very dark and she was always gripped with fear because there
has produced a large number of movies and plays with a religious theme in the past thirty years. This is because he suddenly discovered the Catholic faith in 1971, on a visit to San Damiano, a small town [...] April 22 - Discovery of the Treatise on The True Devotion of Mary in 1842, found “in a trunk” according to a prophesy (Saint Louis Grignion de Monfort) The Conversion of Robert Hossein As unlikely as it [...] time on October 16, 1964. The "seer", a fifty-four year old peasant woman called "Mamma Rosa", died in 1984. The Blessed Virgin asked Mamma Rosa to turn her garden into a place of worship and to invite crowds
has produced a large number of movies and plays with a religious theme in the past thirty years. This is because he suddenly discovered the Catholic faith in 1971, on a visit to San Damiano, a small town [...] April 22 - Discovery of the Treatise on The True Devotion of Mary in 1842, found “in a trunk” according to a prophesy (Saint Louis Grignion de Monfort) The Conversion of Robert Hossein As unlikely as it [...] time on October 16, 1964. The "seer", a fifty-four year old peasant woman called "Mamma Rosa", died in 1984. The Blessed Virgin asked Mamma Rosa to turn her garden into a place of worship and to invite crowds
The Virgin with the Golden Heart (Beauraing, Belgium, 1932) Overpowered by contrition, he died at Mary's feet There once was a poor sinner who, among other crimes, had killed his father and a brother, and [...] and therefore became a fugitive. Happening to hear one day during Lent a sermon on divine mercy, he went to the preacher himself to make his confession. Having heard his crimes, the confessor sent him [...] following day, when the priest recommended to the people to pray for the deceased, a white dove appeared in the church and let fall a card at the feet of the priest. He took it up, and found these words written
